Head of Giraffe 1x Sensor Design

Do you have a passion for technologies of the future? Are you the manager with strong leadership and change management skills? If so, this is the position for you!

Your role

You will establish and lead the new section Giraffe 1X Sensor design. As a member of Giraffe 1X Design management team you will participate in building the organization leading the development of Giraffe 1X . Your main tasks are:

• Design responsibility including technical product management for Giraffe 1X Sensors

• Together with your team lead product development, and maintain and sustain Giraffe 1X sensors in accordance with relevant Process area in the Integrated Product Creation (IPC)-process and applicable regulations

• Be responsible for relevant subsystem labs

• Work close together with your team to develop your organization and reach the goals for your section

• Establish an efficient way of working with Engineering

• Participate in developing technical aspects of the product unit’s strategy, roadmap and release plans

All with the main purpose to secure efficient and timely product development, quality and customer satisfaction.

Your profile

We are looking for you who likes to develop and challenge yourself as well as your team members. To be successful in this position, you need to have the ability to motivate and engage others but also be able to organize, prioritize and take decisions to improve performance and profitability. We also assume that you have:

• Experience from Systems Engineering and minimum five years of product development experience from relevant technical area

• Postgraduate qualification in a technical discipline

• Excellent communication skills in English, verbal and written

• Strong drive, perseverance and ability to generate energy

• Focus on importance of building cross functional relationships with both internal external stakeholders

• A curious mind and interest in learning new things, innovation leadership is a key for success

Finally yet importantly, you have the ability to create a collaborative work environment with transparency, respect and trust among your employees. You support Surveillance overall culture program “Together as One”.

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

What you will be a part of

Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 26,100 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here